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[JoeTerp]

Yes, they have not a lot of patience have they?  GO NOW! no wonder they're not able to convince Benitez.

The same history some years later, change the Zidanes and Figos for the Kakas and Ronaldos, but it's still a team designed by a chairman, in which they pick a good manager, but the manager has to deal with a difficult dressroom. It failed before and it will fail again.

is it true that they can forfeit the 2nd leg and take an automatic 3-0 loss and then advance 4-3?

[Sabre]

Yes, they have not a lot of patience have they?  GO NOW! no wonder they're not able to convince Benitez.

The same history some years later, change the Zidanes and Figos for the Kakas and Ronaldos, but it's still a team designed by a chairman, in which they pick a good manager, but the manager has to deal with a difficult dressroom. It failed before and it will fail again.

is it true that they can forfeit the 2nd leg and take an automatic 3-0 loss and then advance 4-3?

Well, technically the official rule says that if you don't appear to a game, you lose the game 3-0 and that's what the ref would write in the paper of the game.

But probably the Spanish Federation the next day would do something about it. I don't recall a similar case Joe.

[JoeTerp]

Yes, they have not a lot of patience have they?  GO NOW! no wonder they're not able to convince Benitez.

The same history some years later, change the Zidanes and Figos for the Kakas and Ronaldos, but it's still a team designed by a chairman, in which they pick a good manager, but the manager has to deal with a difficult dressroom. It failed before and it will fail again.

is it true that they can forfeit the 2nd leg and take an automatic 3-0 loss and then advance 4-3?

Well, technically the official rule says that if you don't appear to a game, you lose the game 3-0 and that's what the ref would write in the paper of the game.

But probably the Spanish Federation the next day would do something about it. I don't recall a similar case Joe.

most teams that win 4-0 probably are not too afraid of losing 5-0 in the return leg 

I vaguely remember a tie between Barca and Getafe a few seasons back, Messi scored an incredible Maradona-esque goal and trounced Getafe in the home leg but went out because Getafe won big at home. Don't remember the scores of either leg, but I was shocked when I heard that Barca didn't go through. I think Shuster was the manager of Getafe at the time.

[JoeTerp]

Also Barca Basketball is going to have their Euroleague games (or some of them) on tv on the NBA channel in USA, so thats cool. I fear that Ricky has been getting a lot of bad advice. Is he even starting for Barca? I saw a depth chart on wiki that said he was 2nd string.  And he signed a SIX year deal with them.  The longer he delays his move the longer he delays entering into his mandatory rookie contract which is set relatively low because that is what the NBA players union negotiated for so that more of the money in the salary cap can go to veterans who have proved that they can play at NBA level (it helps the owners too because they used to waste a lot of money on early picks and had to pay them based on potential, and when they would flop, it would eat up a lot of the cap space in a player that wasn't very good or sometimes out of basketball entirely.  Anyway, you don't start making the enormously out of control wages until you become an unrestrited free agent, and you aren't elligible for that until you play out your rookie contract (4 years) and he is just delaying when that can happen.

The NBA is just a big pyramid scheme, better to get in early

[erik]

Athletic 1 - 0 Atlético de madrid  If we have won to atlético 1-0 Chelsea will win 5-0

[hijjawi]

Barcelona vs Mallorca

La Liga 2009
Nov 7, 2009 8:00 PM GMT
Camp Nou
Referee: Turienzo Álvarez


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Goals



First Goal for Barcelona by Pedro 12
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Nunes Draws for Mallorca(1-1) 19
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Second Goal for Barcelona by Pedro 40
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Third Goal for Barcelona by Henry 43
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Fourth Goal for Barcelona by Messi from a PK 87
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Second Goal for Mallorca by Keita 90
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Highlights

First Half Highlights : Barcelona 3-1 Mallorca
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Second Half Highlights : Barcelona 4-2 Mallorca
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[LFC2007]

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I saw most of the Barca game and all of 'El Derbi'.

Not much to say about Barca really other than that they were very comfortable throughout but not nearly at their best, and aided by shambolic Mallorca defending. This was without Messi, Xavi and Iniesta from the start which speaks well of their quality in depth. I wasn't convinced by their defence though. Chygrinski is everything a Barca player isn't, Pique is prone to errors e.g. ball watching - a bit like Skrtel, and Puyol isn't a very effective RB. Still, they have Marquez, Milito, and Alves to come in.

The Madrid derby was all Real for the first half and much of the second; hardworking - pressing well, fluid in their movement, incisive in their passing and absolutely deadly in their finishing. Xabi was the anchor in a 4-1-3-2 mainly, occasionally interchanging with Diarra, and you could clearly see how his use of the ball had a calming influence in their play. Anyway, 3-0 after about 65' they were, cruising and not a hope in hell for Atleti. Then of course, Ramos was sent off (deservedly) for a last-ditch challenge on Aguero on the edge of the box (no need considering the scoreline), and from there, the entire complexion of the match altered.

They pulled one back just a few min's after that, and it was a classic Forlan goal, he plays the one-two with the FB out wide and tucks away the return ball with his left peg as cool as you like and very much in his stride. That really set the crowd going. They were now dominating the match having done f'uck all for most of 65-70 min's. Aguero stuck another in on 81' just two minutes after Forlan's (the 'Smicer moment' if you like) and you could definitely sense a third. They should have had it - Simao ought to have put his volley away at the far post but didn't, and the final, crucial chance was saved by Cassilas (an Aguero half-volley) at close range. Cracking game if you have the chance to see it.

[tubby]

Would Rafa ever really want to even manage them? The way they treat people like a used rubber is terrible. It would be the opposite kind of job Rafa goes for, a long term one with stability. If he went on a streak with RM like he has done with us he would probably get the sack mid season. Never say never of course but I doubt he would even consider going there. He is here for the long run.

[hijjawi]

Athletic Bilbao vs FC Barcelona

Saturday November 21, 2009 Kick off: 21:00 Day 11
San Mamés



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Goals

First Goal for Barcelona by Dani Alves 54
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Toquero Draws for Athletic Bilbao (1-1) 63
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Extras


Nice Skill by Pedro 13
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Danger Chance by Messi 16 & Keita 17
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Messi's Injury in the Face 23
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Wonderful Skill by Messi 30
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Danger Header by Pique over the Goal 78
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Xavi's Shot left to Goal 84
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Highlights


First Half Highlights : Athletic Bilbao 0-0 FC Barcelona
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Second Half Higlights : Athletic Bilbao 1-1 FC Barcelona
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[stmichael]

nice quiet day next sunday then. everton-liverpool, arsenal-chelsea and then barcelona-real madrid

[LFC2007]

Preview of 'El Classico' and a bit on Xabi

[JamCar05]

Was only able to watch the first half of el clasico yesterday: a lot of intensity but not a whole lot of chances, except for a clear cut one for the greasyhaired (from a nice Kaka setup) which Valdes saved. I did however see Iniesta telling Ronaldo to shut it, and I've read that afterwards he told some reporters it was due to Ronaldo accusing him of diving, which Iniesta apparently didn't exactly think Ronaldo was one to moralize about . Good man Iniesta, and what a footballer too

[bunglemark2]

Crackin' game that was. Watched it streaming....some lovely touches all over the pitch (surprisingly not from Henry's hand !   )

[hijjawi]

Real Madrid vs UD Almería

La Liga 2009-2010 Match Day  13
Saturday December 5, 2009 19 GMT
Bernabéu


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Goals

First Goal for Real Madrid by Ramos 32
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First Goal for Almeria by Soriano 58
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Second Goal for Almeria by Uche 62
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Higuain Draws for Real Madrid 72
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Third Goal for Real Madrid by Benzema 81
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Fourth Goal for Real Madrid by Ronaldo 88
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Extras


Three Chances for Real Madrid 2-6
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Missed Chance by Granero 22
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Ronaldo Out with a second Yellow Card 90
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Highlights



First Half Higlights : Real Madrid 1-0 Almería
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Second Half Highlights : Real Madrid 4-2 Almeria
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[hijjawi]

Estudiantes vs Barcelona

Clubs World Cup Final

Dec 19, 2009 6:42:56 PM



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Goals

First Goal for Estudiantes by Boselli 37’
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Pedro Draws for Barcelona (1-1) in the last minutes 89
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Winning Goal for Barcelona by Messi 114
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Clips & Celebrations


First Half Highlights : Estudiantes (La Plata) 1-0 Barcelona
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Pep Guardiola Crying after Winning the Clubs World Cup of 2009 with Barcelona
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Barcelona's Celebrations after Winning the Final of Clubs World Cup
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